ocbutterfly

Hey! We got the surgery the same day! I flubbed over the past weekend and was suprised to see I could tolerate "normal" food fairly well. HOWEVER, I'm back on track. I get to start eating soft Protein starting tmrw. What I was told by my nurtionist is to eat a serving size portion of either of the following throughout the day: high protein greek yogurt a cheese stick [doesn't matter what kind] wrapped up in a lean chicken or turkey breast lunch meat slice = at least 14 gram of protein. 1 Egg White or Hard/Soft boiled Egg 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese [7 grams of protein] 1 can of chopped chicken breast with 1 tbs of light mayo thos are just some ideas....

I wasn't expecting anything and actually meant the "thanks". In all honesty, I did want to come off defensively after reading a couple posts, but it all came down to the clear and obvious fact that I should not test my band, no matter how curious I am. The truth is, I do have the tendancy to self sabotage and while I didn't like what I read [at times] as far as some of the posts go, I had to realize it was the truth. After some time off of the boards and really thinking about it, my confession and the responses [negative or mild] helped me get back on track anyway. What have I done to ruffle your feathers?

:thumbup: Indeed, thank you :laugh:

Ok. Thanks for everyone's opinion's/lectures, but I just want to be clear on one thing. I was not gorging myself silly or eating huge amounts of food. On that note, I'm back doing what I had been doing [shakes].

all i know is i feel better that i'm not alone. i screwed up myself for the past two days and giving myself a swift kick in the ass to stop the madness.

ok, like a BAD BAD BAD Bandster, I decided to push the envelope and test my limit. I'm about 13 days post op and on Fri I decided to see how much food it would take for me to feel full. I ate... in my opinion... a lot. I was able to eat chicken [grilled on a BBQ] just fine. Beef jerkey just fine. Pretzel Thins [ i was scared to try but did so anyway] just fine. chips and Salsa...just fine. I even drank Water with the food and still nothing! I just would feel full, not overtly full. WTH? Nothing's been stuck and I've had no urge to puke when I was eating and drinking what I thought was more than what I was permitted to. It's freaking me out to the max! Granted, I did not eat all these things at one sitting, it's been throughout this weekend because Soup and the shakes have driven me crazy, but still. I was expecting to not survive without puking or feeling some sort of pain.... Not a darn thing has happened. I'm going to share this with my Surgeon tomorrow [Mon] and see what the big deal is.... I want a fill, but am not allowed to have one until about 4 weeks from now :puke: my little experiment is OVER. But I found this to be so strange. Has anyone else been able to eat just fine so soon? BTW, I was supposed to start on soft Proteins [i.e. eggs, cottage cheese and lunch meat] on Wed.

nearly everyone that i've told had the nerve to tell me i was making a mistake :tongue2: psh, tell that to all the things that i've missed out on because i was/am overweight. im 5'3 and also started out at 230 and people, even my surgeon, said i carried my weight well and didn't look like it. forgive me, but i thought they were full of it! i thought they were [God bless em] just trying to spare my feelings. pish posh. i know how being jumbo sized has affected me all my Life and i'm at a point were i'm ready to get healthy...though my PCP said "your suprisingly in good health" <--- thanks Doc. i just would like to be thinner and go for daily runs and wear clothes i've only dreamed of. [i.e. stylish stuff, not hoochy junk] and i've been dieting and doing exercising programs since i was 9 years old! i want my goal weight to be 130lbs an people have the samae reaction "omg that's disgusting!" :crying: yeah. sure. we'll see.

:tongue2: i myself, just want something solid to munch on. i've realized i've been isolating myself because it is difficult to be around people who are eating or be around things i'd like to eat. it's damn near torture when my roomies bring my fave [chinese food] and the smell seeps to my room. awful. i just want it to be the 13th so i can find out what i'm permitted to eat because this is just not fun. it's tough, but i just keep reminding myself "this is what i signed up for. you bought the ticket, now ride the ride."

:crying: i want to eat :sad: i'm still stuck on Protein and jello's until the 13th. this part sucks just as much as the pre op stuff did good ideas though and i'm looking forward to a small piece of chicken or a forkfull of mashed potatoes for goodness sake! :tongue2: